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paares drei Reihen von Leuchtorganen, davon eine auf dem Schutz- 

 saum, zwei auf der eigentlichen Armflache." On the other hand, 

 it differs from the "/loyZei-group," and agrees with the "veranyi- 

 group" {Asteroteuthis Pfeffer) in that the tentacidar club possesses but 

 one row of hooks and two rows of suckers, and also in that there is no 

 evidence of \aolet coloration on the buccal membrane, although 

 the lack of this character may be due to the 

 bleaching action of the preserving fluid. Doc- 

 tor Pfeffer has suggested that the present 

 form may represent a new genus standing mid- 

 way between Ahralia and Asteroteuthis, but I 

 do not at present feel justified in adopting 

 this view. 



Genus CHIROTEUTHIS d'Orbigny, 1839. 



CHIROTEUTraS FAMELICA, new species. 



Mantle cylindrical, extremely long and slen- 

 der, gradually tapering for a little more than 

 half its length, then becoming suddenly con- 

 stricted to continue as an extremely slender 

 and delicate rod between the fins, somewhat 

 exceeding them posteriorly, and forming in 

 this region only a thin membrane over the 

 even more slender gladius; anterior margin 

 sinuous, inflated; mantle connectives three in 

 number — a longitudinal cartilage in the nuchal 

 region, and an ear-shaped pit on either side of 

 the base of the funnel, with corresponding car- 

 tilaginous ridges on the inner surface of the 

 mantle. 



Fins enormous, leaf-like, relatively thick 

 and fleshy, extending for about three-fifths of 

 / the length of the mantle; about three times as 

 long as wide; separated only by the posterior 

 spit-like continuation of the mantle except 

 in front, where the attached margin extends 

 well forward on the dorso-lateral surface of the 

 main body. 



Head small, slightly narrower than the body. 



Eyes prominent. Funnel small. 

 (X ^o 



Arms extremely short, except the ventral 



pair, which are enormously developed, being about three times as 



long as the rest, and half as long as the body; order of length, 4, 



2, 3, 1 ; umbrella and lateral membrane wanting. Suckers extremely 



minute, in two rows, rather widely spaced, especially those of the 



ventral arms; horny rings well-developed, minutely toothed. 



-CHIROTEUTHIS FA- 

 . DOESAL ASPECT. 



